Combined doll&#39;s carriage and sound-producing means



L. MAR-X 1,751,047

COMBINED DOLLS CARRIAGE AND SOUND PRODUCING MEANS March 18, 1930.

Filed Jan. 28, 1928 INVENTOR Lows Marx Patented Mar. 18, 1930 iurrsn sLOUIS MARX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Application filed January 28, 1928.

This invention relates to a combined dolls carriage and sound producingmeans.

The principal object of my invention centers about the provision of acarriage or wheeled vehicle for dolls and the like combined with a soundproducing means operative for simulating the cry of an infant, the soundproducing means or crier being associated with the dolls carriage sothat a wheeled movement of the carriage results in the operation of saidsound producin means and in the production of a series of intermittentcries intended for association with a doll receivable by said carriage.

A further prime object of my invention relates to the combination with adolls carriage of a self-contained sound producing unit which is mountedon the carriage for a'bodily movement and which is connected to therunning wheels thereof so that a wheeled movement of the carriageproduces a bodily movement and operation of said sound producing means.A still further prime object of the invention resides in the provisionof a combined dolls carriage and voice producing means or crierembodying means which may be set by the child at will for rendering thesound producing means operative or inoperative, so that the carriage maybe wheeled with or without the production of a voice simulating sound,to suit the playing proclivities of the child.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as willhereinafter appear, my invention consists in the elements and theirrelation one to the other, as hereinafter more particularly describedand sought to be defined in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings which show the preferred embodiment of myinvention, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the combined dolls carriage and dollsCrier of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a view thereof taken on an enlarged scale in cross section inthe plane of the line 22, Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe sound pro- Serial No. 250,153.

ducing means on a still further enlarged scale, and I Fig. 4 is a viewthereof taken in cross sec tion in the plane of the line 4.4, Fig. 2.v

Referring now more in detail to the drawings, I show a preferredembodiment of my invention as comprising a wheeled vehicle or carriagegenerally designated as Av and a sound producing means generallydesignated as B. mounted for a bodily movement on the carriage A andoperated by a wheeled movement of the carriage for producing a simulatedcrying of a young infant or other appropriate sound to be associatedwith a doll or similar manikin receivable by said carriage A.

The carriage A may be of any standard design or construction andcomprises a body 10 for receiving a doll, a frame generally designatedas 11 for resiliently suspending or supporting the carriage 10, the saidframe including the front and rear axles 12 and v 13 respectively onwhich are journaled the front and rear wheels collectively designated as14:, 14. As usual, the carriage is provided with a push and pull handleframe 15.

The sound producing means 13 comprises a self-contained unit mounted onthe carriage A so that a wheeled movement of the carriage produces abodily and operative movement of the sound producing unit. In one of thepreferred constructions the self-contained sound producing unit B ismounted directly on so as to be rotatable with one of the axles of thecarriage and preferably on the rear axle 13 so as to be readilyaccessible to the playing child. This sound producing unit B ispreferably fixed to the axle 13 by providing said axle with a U-shapedbend 16 arranged preferably medially thereof, which bend forms a seatfor the sound producing unit B. The unit B is preferably encased in anouter enclosure 17 forming a holder for the sound producing unit, whichenclosure is notched at opposite sides 18, 18'for, receiving the axle13; and the said casing or enclosure 17 is provided at its top with atransverse strap 19 which is active for holding the unit B in seatedposition. If desired, parts such as 20, 20 of the side wall of saidcasing or enclosure 17 may be inturned for supporting engagement withthe outside wall of said sound producing unit B, as clearly shown, for

7 example, in Figs. 2 and 30f the drawings.

The sound'producing unit B is preferably of the type used in the art forproducing a simulated crying of an infant and'known as a mama'voice orcrier. 'In accordance .w th an approved form of des1gn, such criercomprises a tubular casing having a side wall 7 '21 made, forexample, ofordinary cardboard mailing tube, a perforatesheet'metal wall 22 V. atone end thereof and an imp'erforate sheet metal wall 23 at the other endthereof; The] sheet metal wall 23 defines a cover for the casing 21andal'so forms an airtight cover for one end of a collapsible bellowsbag24 "which may be made of a rubberized fabric or the like, the otherendof the bellows-bag being closed bya weighted member 25 and an outercover section 26, the. said outer cover section 26 being clamped ontothe. end of the "bellows bag forafixing the latter" onto the weight 25,as clearly shown, for example, in,

Fig. 4 of the drawings. A sound producing element in the formof areed 27is provided,

and this reed is preferably attached to the 7 "'weight 25 andcommunicates by means of'a port 28 in the weight 25 with the bellowschamber, the said reed extending through an orifice 1n the outer coversect1on26, as

clearly shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings.

' By means of thisrecited construction it will be apparent that a'wheeled movement imparated to the carriage A results in the rotation ofthe sound producing unit B; and

this rotation effects an oscillating movement of the weight 25 in thecasing 21 of the sound producing unit, the movement of the weight.causingan alternate distendi'ng and collapsing of the bellows bag 24and a consequent production of a series of intermittent sounds soundproducing means B so that the same or cries simulating the voice of ayoung infant. By this means, therefore, the playing child, by impartingeither aback and forth movement to theccarriage A or a continuousmovement of the carriage in either direction, in simulation of a mothermov ng a carriage to induce a baby to sleep,"causes the desiredoperational movements of the sound producing means:

It is desired to control the operation ofthe may bejrendere'd operativeor inoperative at will,'thus permitting-the child to move the carriagewithout effecting the-operation of 1 the sound producing unit. ThisIaccomplish by providing a switch means ,whichmay be readily set orcontrolled by the child, such switch means comprising a rod'29 freelyfinger 32 which is adapted to be engagedby an arm 33 which is swivellymounted as at 34 on the strap 19. The arm 33 is movable from r the fullline position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings to the dotted lineposition shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings; and when said arm 33 is in thedotted line position it is caused to engage the top finger 32 of the rod29, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, this engagementpreventing the weight controlled or operated sound producing means frommoving when the unit is rotated. Movement of the switch member-33 to thefull line position, however, frees the rod 29 and consequently permitsa' gravitational movement of the weight 25 in response to the bodily orrotating movement-ofthe sound 7 producing unit B.

The manner of main, be fully apparent from the above dev making andoperating the. p

combined carr age and sound producing ap- "s5 paratus of my presentinvention will, in the tailed description thereof. It will be further eapparent that I have provided a combined carriage and mama voice orcrier 'unit designed so that standard-orders maybe a readily 'mounted oncarriages of *standard construction to produce an effective and easilyworkable combination. It will be further seenthat the crier unit ismounted for quick and convenient accessibility and isprovided with meanswhich maybe operated ina facile way by the child for controlling theoperav tion of the crier at will,,ithe-sound producing means beingrendered operativeor inoperativeto suit the requirementsor desires ofservice.

' It will also be apparent that while I have 2 shown and described myinvention; "in the preferred form,many changes and modifications may bemade-in the structure disclosedwithout departing ,from'the spiritiof thein-. vention, defined in the I'following claims.

Iclaimzu 1. In combination, prising a doll receiving body and a frame adolls, carriage comtherefor including running wheels; anda doll criercomprising a self-contained sound producing unit mounted for rotation onsaid carriage and rotated bya. wheeled movement of sa1d carriage, sa1dsound producmg unit comprising a a casing, a bellows therein, a

reedassociated therewith, a weight movable; in said casing and operatingthe bellows to sound the reed, the mounting of said sound":

producing unit on the carriage beinglsuch that rotation thereof effectsan oscillating movement'of said weight in said casing to produce aseries of intermittent cries upon I wheeled movement of said carriage.

' 2. In comb1nat1on, a dolls carriagefcomprising a body and a dollreceiving body and a frame therefor including running wheels; '9

and a doll crier'compri'sing a self-contained 1 sound producingunitmounted for bodily movement on an axle of said carriage and rotatedby a wheeled movement of said carriage, said self-contained soundproducing unit comprising a casing and sound producing means allcontained within said casing, the mounting of said sound producing uniton the axle of said carriage being such that a rotatable movementimparted thereto by a wheeled movement of the carriage is effective foroperating the sound producing means thereof.

3. In combination, a dolls carriage comprising a doll receiving body anda frame therefor including running wheels; and a doll crier comprising aself-contained sound producing unit mounted for rotation on saidcarriage and rotated by a wheeled movement of said carriage, saidself-contained sound producing unit comprising a casing and soundproducing means all contained within said casing, the mounting of saidsound producing unit on the carriage being such that a rotation impartedthereto by a wheeled movement of the carriage is effective for operatingthe sound producing means thereof.

4. In combination, a dolls carriage comprising a doll receiving body anda frame therefor including running wheels; and a doll crier comprising aself contained sound producing unit mounted for rotation on saidcarriage and rotated by a wheeled movement of said carriage, said soundproducing unit comprising a casing, a bellows therein, a reed associatedtherewith, a weight movable in said casing and operating the bellows tosound the reed, the mounting of said sound producing unit on thecarriage beingsuch that rotation thereof effects an oscillating movementof said weight in said casing to produce a series of intermittent criesupon wheeled movement of said carriage; and a switch means for saidweight to render the sound producing unit operative or inoperative atwill.

5. In combination, a carriage comprising a body and a frame thereforincluding running wheels; and a crier comprising a selfcont'ained soundproducing unit mounted for bodily movement on and relatively to theframe of said carriage and operated by a wheeled movement of saidcarriage, said selfcontained sound producing unit comprising a casingand sound producing means all contained within said casing, the mountingof said sound producing unit on the carriage being such that a bodilymovement imparted thereto by a wheeled movement of the carriage iseffective for operating the sound producing means thereof; and means forrendering said sound producing unit operative or inoperative at will.

6. In combination, a dolls carriage comprising a doll receiving body anda frame therefor including running wheels; and a doll crier comprising aself-contained sound producing unit mounted for bodily movement on andrelatively to the frame of said carriage and operated by a, wheeledmovement of said carriage, said self-contained sound producing unitcomprising a casing and sound producing means all contained within saidcasing, the mounting of said sound producing unit on the carriage beingsuch that a bodily movement imparted thereto by a Wheeled movement ofthe carriage is effective for operating the sound producing meansthereof; and means carried by said casing settable at will for renderingsaid sound producing means operative or inoperative.

7. In combination, a carriage comprising a body and a frame thereforincluding an axle and running wheels thereon; and a crier comprising aself-contained sound producing unit mounted on said axle for rotationtherewith, said sound producing unit comprising a casing, a bellowstherein, a reed associated therewith, a weight movable in said casingand operating the bellows to sound the reed, the mounting of said soundproducing unit on the axle being such that rotation thereof effects anoscillating movement of said weight in said casing to produce aseries ofintermittent cries; and a device carried by said casing and operative onsaid weight to stop or permit an operative movement thereof.

8. In combination, a carriage comprising a body and a frame thereforincluding running wheels; and a crier comprising a selfcontained soundproducing unit mounted for bodily movement on and relatively to saidcarriage and operated by a wheeled movement of said carriage, said soundproducing unit including a weight operated sounding device, the mountingof said sound producing unit on the carriage being such that a bodilymovement thereof effects a movement of said weight to produce a seriesof intermittent cries upon wheeled movement of said carriage; and ameans for rendering said weight operated device inoperative.

Signed at New York in the countyof New York and State of New York this12th day of January, A. D. 1928.

LOUIS MARX.

